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Sunday, September 11, 2011

Slogging Through with a Behemoth Cold

I was hoping this would be the day I'd make it without Mucinex and Tylenol, but, alas, it appears that it is not to be.

You've been there: coughing, sneezing, coughing some more, runny nose, more coughing, sore throat, stuffy head, and always, always, the incessant coughing. Push the dial to its highest setting, and then place me in my school library for the first week of checking out books to five and six and seven-year-olds. Eight classes a day. Parents thronging the library before school and during lunch and after school to check out books for their kids.

Do you see me there, trying to read stories and help children find books, simultaneously attempting to wipe my drippy nose? A Wonderful Week, yes. But a Bit Tricky with a Behemoth Cold.

It serves me right. I've been bragging again about How I Never Get Sick.

A moment from this week: I'm sneezing, coughing, and reading a story aloud. I've missed lunch because of the sweep of parents arriving during that time, and I didn't get a chance to take my next dose of meds. I'm about to make a Grand Sneeze ("Uh...uh...uh...uh....") and a little girl stands up in the middle of the Story Circle, runs over to the checkout desk, and grabs a Kleenex for me. Just in time.

Thank you, Mariana.

How about you? Did you have a good week? Any others out there fighting behemoth colds? Anyone finish any great books?

My week was kinda ho-hum. I had difficulties getting to sleep for most of the week, mostly due to the fact that I was drinking quite a bit of tea in the evening, which had lots of caffeine. Also I tend to be somebody that likes to go immediately to sleep rather than waiting around to get to sleep.

Thanks for dropping by even though you had a bummer posting on my site for some reason. Sorry to hear about your cold. It sounds miserable. Why were parents dropping by? I live in a secondary world where we rarely see parents. I spent my week checking out textbooks. Ugh. But a few kids came in for the latest books and said hi! 2011-12 school year under way.

Sorry to hear that you've been so sick Debbie. One predictable event for the start of the school year and the return of all the disease vectors, sorry children, to school I suppose. Glad that you had such great books to read. I am very taken with your review of The School for Cats. It sounds great.

Sorry you've had a nasty cold! I've been ok for the last couple of months after a really nasty run with the immune system being completely useless at its job earlier in the year. Hope you feel better soon and bless that little girl grabbing you some tissue just in the nick of time. What a cutie :)